Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against streamer Jesse Keighin, known online as EveryGameGuru, for repeatedly streaming pirated and emulated Nintendo Switch games, including pre-release titles. 

First reported by 404 Media, the gaming giant seeks $150,000 per copyright infringement, potentially totaling $7.5 million based on at least 50 alleged unauthorized streams over two years.

According to the lawsuit, Keighin streamed pirated versions of at least ten different Nintendo games before public release dates. Most recently, he broadcast Mario & Luigi: Brothership on October 22, more than two weeks before its official November 7 release date.

The legal action follows Keighin’s alleged pattern of circumventing Nintendo’s enforcement efforts. When platforms removed his content following Nintendo’s takedown requests, he reportedly created new channels on alternative streaming services. Nintendo documents tracking his activities across Discord, YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and other streaming platforms.

The lawsuit states that on October 24, 2024, Keighin directly communicated with Nintendo, claimed to have “a thousand burner channels,” and stated he “can do this all day.” After his monetized YouTube channel was terminated, he allegedly began soliciting donations through CashApp during his streams.

The lawsuit cites Keighin’s October 17, 2024, statement to Nintendo, in which he declared his intention to help viewers access Ryujinx and Yuzu, two Nintendo Switch emulators previously removed from GitHub following Nintendo’s intervention. He allegedly promoted methods for playing Nintendo Switch games “on their PC without needing to buy [Nintendo’s] hardware.”

Nintendo’s legal filing emphasizes that Keighin’s streams “often consist merely of him playing Nintendo’s leaked games without commentary for extended periods of time” and “compromise Nintendo’s legitimate prerelease marketing.”

Despite his multiple platforms, Keighin’s audience appears limited. His only currently active EveryGameGuru account has 43 followers. Court documents show a previous YouTube channel had approximately 1,730 subscribers, while a screenshot of his Kick channel displays just one viewer during a stream.

In October, Nintendo also issued a copyright strike against a popular YouTube channel, Retro Game Corps, for showcasing emulated Nintendo games.  The channel boasts over 500,000 subscribers and specializes in reviewing modern handheld devices capable of emulating classic games.